Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
London: Petersburg Press, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 2.75" x 4.25" Near Fine / No Jacket. Item #016936
SIGNED by Hockney to title page, dated Oct '70. This edition (c) April 1970, first printed in 1969. Full navy leather. Unpaged, [59] pp. [39] duotone etchings. Housed in custom black cloth clamshell with onlaid etching, red spine label. Light creasing to joints, light spotting to rear board. About fine overall. Contains extraordinary re imaginings of The Little Sea Hare, Fundevogel, Rapunzel, The Boy Who Left Home to Learn Fear, Old Rinkrank, and Rumpelstilzchen, illustrated by Hockney's distinctive custom etchings inspired by previous illustrators of the tales, including Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac.
Price (CAD): $3,000.00